70 Blackthorne Road, Dudley, DY1 3TG
About 70 Blackthorne Road
70 Blackthorne Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Dudley (DY1 3TG). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a G (score 7), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 5-band jump.
At 83 m² it's 15.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 8 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 sits 120.3% above the 2016 sale of £74,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£83/sq ft) was about 37% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in September 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
70 Blackthorne Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
70 Blackthorne Road has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- P23/1396
What's in 70 Blackthorne Road, Dudley, DY1 3TG's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
70 Blackthorne Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£163,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£74,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 September 2016Most recent
£74,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY1 3TG: £168,000 (2024–2011).
Nearby sales in DY1 3TG
Versus other Blackthorne Road homes
70 Blackthorne Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£892
Street avg £1,741
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.7 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.4 km
Dudley Castle (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.4 km
Wrens Nest Primary School. 31 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB







